Man pleads trauma after police torture
MASERU — He was stripped and handcuffed. He was suffocated with latex gloves and strangled with bare hands. Then, when that failed to get him...
Passport office cuts backlog
MASERU — The Assistant Minister of Home Affairs and Public Safety Lineo Molise-Mabusela says the government has produced nearly 90 000 passports over the past...
Disgraced rape suspect sets self alight in suicide attempt
MASERU — A 22-year-old man from Ha Tsolo in Maseru set himself ablaze last Saturday after allegedly raping his 19-year-old cousin. Police spokesman Masupha Masupha...
LCD turf war reaches fever pitch
MASERU — The battle for leadership for the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league goes to the wire this Saturday. The nomination list shows...
Police must spring clean
ELSEWHERE in this paper we carry a harrowing story of a 65-year-old former police officer who alleges that he was beaten by police officers in...
Government workers must demand voice
As a citizen of Lesotho — a proud one for that matter — I am really challenged by what is happening in our neighbouring countries....
Thabane will rue split
Re: LWP takes on ABC, Lesotho Times, August 19-25 2010 Lesotho Workers’ Party (LWP) leader Macaefa Billy is quoted as saying: “My view is that...
Save NUL
Re: NUL rebirth overdue, Lesotho Times, August 19-25 2010 The National University of Lesotho (NUL) is run by self-centred, greedy and stingy people who just...
University must adapt or die
Re: NUL staff protest, Lesotho Times, August 19-25 2010 The National University of Lesotho (NUL) is on its knees. The traditional means of financing the...
Ministry must look before leaping into new curriculum
Re: Revamp Lesotho’s education system, Lesotho Times, August 19-25 2010 I fully agree with the argument put forward that it is high time changes are...
Someone give ‘Mr CEO’ a hankie
SCRUTATOR hears Mohokhare River has flooded. At first she thought a spring storm had pounded Maseru until news filtered in that Mokhosi Mohapi had not...
Mohapi’s wings clipped
MASERU — Mokhosi Mohapi’s dream to become the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa)’s substantive chief executive officer has been shattered after the association decided to kick...
Under-17 coach fingered as soccer balls vanish
MASERU — Lesotho national Under-17 coach Bishop Molatoli has been embroiled in an embarrassing scandal surrounding the disappearance of practice balls meant for the team....
LWP takes on ABC
MASERU — The Lesotho Workers Party (LWP) wants the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party to give up the proportional representation seats it secured in parliament...
NUL staff protest
ROMA – Non-academic staff at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) are up in arms against the university’s management. The Non-Academic Workers Union (Nawu) which...
Thakaso blows fuse at court
MASERU — Businessman Mohau Thakaso yesterday lost his cool after a case against his erstwhile colleagues at People’s Choice (PC) FM was postponed. Thakaso, who...
Tempers flare at High Court
MASERU — Tension between workers and management at the High Court has reached boiling point. The Lesotho Times can reveal that the registrar of the...
Road rage ends in tragedy
MASERU — It was a typical case of road rage. Two motorists were driving in opposite directions in Ha-Mabote in Berea. They met along some...
Fight over company turns nasty
MASERU — The fight for the control of a Maseru transport company has taken a new twist. Two months after Moeketsi “Chaltin” Tsatsanyane elbowed out...
LCD youth leaders to bounce back
MASERU — Former members of the dissolved Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) youth league national executive committee are set to bounce back after they were...
NUL rebirth overdue
THE world over, universities are supposed to be a melting pot of ideas. They are incubators for ground-breaking research and innovation. It is at universities...
Revamp Lesotho’s education system
LESOTHO’S education system is in dire need of reform if it is to meet the country’s needs for the 21st century. Education Minister ‘Mamphono Khaketla...
Hey JZ, I know it’s you!
WHILE growing up in the village in Qacha’s Nek we used to play a game called “snakes and ladders”. It was a wonderful way to...
Abattoir fails to open
MASERU — The National Abattoir and Feedlot Complex, Lesotho’s only national abattoir, failed to resume operations as expected on Monday due to an ammonia leakage...
Water project to create jobs for construction workers
MASERU — The second phase of the multi-billion dollar Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) will create more than a thousand jobs during the construction phase,...
Mohapi faces chop
MASERU — Mokhosi Mohapi, the Lesotho Football Association (Lefa)’s acting chief executive officer, could find himself jobless. He was suspended last Monday and is expected...
Olympic Committee angers boxers
MASERU — Boxing authorities in the country have accused the Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) of hampering their preparations for the Commonwealth Games. The Lesotho...
Things fall apart at Rovers
MASERU — Once the pride of Lesotho’s football, Rovers are in danger of disintegrating. The Roma club has for sometime been beset by mismanagement, but...
. . . as players protest against club
MASERU — Rovers players and coaching staff are up in arms over the state of the club’s administration amid allegations of corruption and deception. The...
Refs body promises security for officials
MASERU — The Lesotho Referees Association’s public relations officer, Rethusitsoe Lebaka, says he is confident the new Vodacom Premier League season will see no problems...